Sensory Tables, Arts and Craft Ideas for Your Daycare Setting

As a daycare provider, one of our primary goals is to engage and stimulate children in a fun and educational way. This mission becomes more exciting and fulfilling when arts and crafts enter the scene. Not only do these activities foster creativity and originality, but they also play an essential role in enhancing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and cognitive development in children. Here are some innovative arts and crafts ideas from a daycare provider's perspective....

[Cat Herder]

What themes are you planning this year?

Any new activities, crafts or curriculum programs?

Letter, shape, number and color...

[CountryRoads]

I would like to start incorporating a preschool curriculum into my program. What do some of you do?

Themes monthly? Weekly?
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[Josiegirl]

Does anyone have lists of themes they've used they'd like to share?
Do you use the same ones every year or change them out?
Are there some...

[mamamanda]

So I used to do a weekly theme for circle time and I found it to be fun and easier to plan activities. I've gotten out of the habit and would like to...

[sharlan]

I know this has been talked to death, but I'm too lazy to look for it right now.

After several years of mostly free play all day, I've...

[Abigail]

If you create your own weekly themes for a curriculum instead of a purchased kit, what do you try to fit in each theme? Arts/Crafts/Math/Books are really...

[Cozy_Kids_Childcare]

Do you ladies do a monthly theme and then smaller ones for the weeks within that month?

I'm planning to do a penguin/polar bear theme...

[butterfly]

I'm planning ahead. I'm curious what your themes are for January and Febuary. I pretty much have my plans set through the end of the year, but I'm stuck...

[missy]

Ohhhh, I am learning so much from these forums!

I have set my mind on a "niche" center, one that is after hours and overnight....

[Sunchimes]

I've been debating this all summer and can't make up my mind. Time is running out. I do not offer a pre-school program. I only have one child old enough-she...

[Starburst]

I have seen some daycares that have themes like cartoon/disney characters, weather, nursery rhymes, shapes, colors, animals, dinosaurs, beach, royalty,...

[daycare]

As some of you may already know, October is fire prevention safety month. I already have a few things lined up along with a field trip to the fire station,...

[AnythingsPossible]

So I want to do a Apple and Fall theme the next two weeks, but I want to do Apple first then Fall to lead into October activities. Do you think it's...

[Kim]

I'm so excited. You know those pretty little theme boxes that Lakeshore sells for $50 each? Well...I took the idea and ran with it on my limited budget....